Agenda

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Tuesday, 18 July - Day 1


7:30am

Official conference breakfast

Presented by Manildra

Exhibition Hall

8:00am

Delegate registration commences

Registration Desk

8:10am

New delegate session

Andrew Coughlan and Policy Directors

Secretariat

9:00am

Annual Conference commences Chair: Mr Xavier Martin

Conference Hall

9:00am

è Nominations for all positions OPEN

 

9:05am

Acknowledgment of Country

Mr Pete Arkle, Chief Executive Officer

Conference Hall

9:10am

Opening prayer

The Revd. Canon Alistair Seabrook

 

Immediately followed by:

Conference Hall

 

National anthem

followed by 1 minute of silence for members who have passed away in the last year

Conference Hall

9:15am

Standing orders and procedures

Mr Pete Arkle, Chief Executive Officer

Conference Hall

9:20am

President’s report Mr Xavier Martin

Conference Hall

9:45am

Chief Executive Officer’s report Mr Pete Arkle

Conference Hall

10:10am

Address: The Premier of New South Wales The Hon. Christopher Minns MP

Conference Hall

10:30am

MORNING TEA

Exhibition Hall

10:50am

Address: Department of Primary Industries Mr Scott Hansen, Director General

Conference Hall

11:10am

Policy session: Environment (40 mins)

Motions E01 – E07

Conference Hall

11:15am

è Nominations for Treasurer CLOSE

 

11:50–12:00pm

Nominee address: Treasurer

Nominees will be allocated 2 minutes each to address delegates Order to be determined by random draw

Conference Hall

12:00-1:10pm

è Treasurer election

 

12:00pm

LUNCH

Exhibition Hall

1:00pm

Partner presentation: Bayer

Mr Warren Inwood, Managing Director, Bayer Crop Science ANZ

Conference Hall

1:05pm

Policy session: Grains

Motions G01 to G07

Conference Hall

2:00pm

è Treasurer election result

 

2:00pm

Address: Leader of the Opposition Mr Mark Speakman MP

Conference Hall

2:30pm

è Nominations Board Director positions x 3 CLOSE

 

2:10pm

Partner presentation: Australian Wool Innovation Mr John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer

Conference Hall

2.15pm

Policy session: Livestock and Biosecurity

Motions L01 – L11

Conference Hall

3:15 - 3:25pm

Nominee address: Board Director positions x3 nominated from Annual Conference

Nominees will be allocated 2 minutes each to address delegates Order to be determined by random draw

Conference Hall

3:25pm

Partner presentation: Grains Research and Development Corporation) (GRDC)

Conference Hall

3:25 – 4:30pm

è Board Director positions x3 election

 

3:30pm

AFTERNOON TEA

Exhibition Hall

3:45pm

Address: National Farmers’ Federation Mr Tony Mahar, Chief Executive Officer

Conference Hall

4:05pm

Policy session: BEAT

Motions B01 – B09

Conference Hall

5:00pm

Partner presentation – nbn

Mr Robert Hardie, Manager Health and Agriculture

Conference Hall

5:15pm

Policy session: Rural Affairs

Motions RA01 – RA07

Conference Hall

5:30pm

è Board Director position x3 results announced

 

6:00pm

Outstanding Policy agenda items

Conference Hall

6:30pm

NSW Farmers’ Association WELCOME DRINKS

Exhibition Hall

7:30pm

Event concludes

 

Wednesday, 19 July - Day 2


7:30am

Official conference breakfast

Presented by Manildra

Exhibition Hall

8:30am

Conference reconvenes Partner presentation: Telstra

Mr Ashley Hunter, Executive – Network Engineering

Conference Hall

8:40am

Policy session: Water

Motions W01 – W14

Conference Hall

9:00am

è Nominations for P & A Councillors CLOSE

 

10:00am

Address: NSW Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Western NSW The Hon. Tara Moriarty MLC

Conference Hall

10:00–11:00am

è P & A Councillors election

 

10:30am

MORNING TEA

Exhibition Hall

10:45am

Treasurer’s report Mr Peter Wilson

Conference Hall

11:05am

Partner presentation: ARTC Inland Rail

Mr Melvyn Maylin, Director Program Delivery (Albury to Parkes)

Conference Hall

11:10am

Policy session: Inland Rail and Environment (80 mins)

Motions IR01 and E08 – E20

Conference Hall

12:30pm

LUNCH

Exhibition Hall

12:30pm

è P & A Councillors results announced

 

1:00pm

è Nominations for Executive Councillors with Special Qualifications (SQ) CLOSE

1:15-2:00pm

è Elections for Executive Councillors with Special Qualifications

 

1:30pm

Address: Leader of The Nationals Mr Dugald Saunders MP

Conference Hall

2:00pm

Annual General Meeting of NSW Farmers’ Association

 

Immediately followed by:

Annual General Meeting of NSW Farmers’ Natural Disaster Relief Fund Incorporated

Conference Hall

2:45pm

Annual General Meeting of NSW Farmers’ (Industrial) Association

Conference Hall

3:00pm

è Executive Councillors with Special Qualifications results announced

 

3:05pm

AFTERNOON TEA

Exhibition Hall

3:30pm

Policy session: Organisation (Constitutional Review motions)

Motions O01 – O04

Conference Hall

4:00pm

è Nominations for Executive Council Advisory Committees CLOSE

 

5:00pm

Presentation: Tertiary Scholarship Awards Mr Xavier Martin, President

  • E.L. O'Brien Scholarship
  • Alan Chapman Memorial Scholarship
  • Graham Blatch Memorial Goobang Scholarship
  • Lockyer Memorial Scholarship
  • John White Memorial Scholarship

Conference Hall

5.10pm

Partner Presentation: NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust Ms Erin Giuliani, Chief Executive Officer

Conference Hall

5:15pm

Policy session: BEAT

Motions B10 – B15

Conference Hall

5:45pm

Outstanding Policy agenda items

Conference Hall

6:00pm

WFI Insuring your Future event

Partnered by WFI

J R Fleming Stand Rosehill Gardens

10:00pm

Event concludes

 

Thursday, 20 July - Day 3


7:30am

8:00am

Coffee catch up with Innovation Hub Partners

Conference reconvenes

Exhibition Hall

Conference Hall

8:00am

Policy session: Environment

Motions E21 – E36

Conference Hall

9:20am

Policy session: Rural Affairs

Motions RA08 – RA14

Conference Hall

10:00am

Panel session – Ag Risk Management Facilitator: Mr Pete Arkle, NSW Farmers Panellists:

Ms Kerry Battersby, Queenland Farmers’ Federation

Mr Robert Mackenzie, Mackas Australian Black Angus Beef Mr Darren Budworth, Rural Assistance Authority

Ms Cindy Cassidy, SNSW Drought Resilience and Innovation Hub

Mr John McVeigh, SQNNSW Drought Resilience and Innovation Hub

Conference Hall

10:55pm

Partner Presentation: Water NSW

Ms Fiona Smith, Executive Manager Strategy and Performance

 

11:00am

MORNING TEA

Exhibition Hall

Post-Conference Event
Executive Council meeting
The NSW Farmers’ Executive Council will meet Thursday, 20 July 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Attendance of this meeting is closed; Executive Councilors only may attend.